The following brief list contains many of those abbreviations that are not easily recognized: A. B. Artium Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Arts. A. D. Anno Domini, in the year of the Lord. ad lib. Ad libitum, at pleasure. Ala. Alabama. Alas. Alaska. A. M. Ante meridiem, before noon; Ars Magister, Master of Arts. Ari. Arizona. Ark. Arkansas. Ave. Avenue. B. A. Baccalaureus Artium, Bachelor of Arts. B. C. Before Christ; British Columbia. B. D. Baccalaureus Divinitatis, Bachelor of Divinity. B. M. Baccalaureus Medicinae, Bachelor of Medicine. B. S. Bachelor in the Sciences. B. V. Beata Virgo, Blessed Virgin, Bene vale, farewell. B. Y. P. U. Baptist Young People's Union. Cal. California. C. E. Civil Engineer. C. J. Chief Justice. C. M. Common meter. C. O. D. Cash (or collect) on delivery. Col. or Colo. Colorado. Con. Contra, against, in opposition. Conn. or Ct. Connecticut. Cf. Confer, compare. Cr. Credit, creditor. C. S. A. Confederate States of America; Confederate States Army. Ct. Connecticut; court. Dak. Dakota. D. C. Da Capo, from the beginning--in music it means repeat; District of Columbia. D. D. Divinitatis Doctor, Doctor of Divinity. Dec. December; declination. Deg. Degree; degrees. Del. Delaware; delegate; delineavit, he (or she) drew it. Dept. or Dpt. Department. do. Ditto, the same. D. P. Doctor Philosophiae, Doctor of Philosophy. Dr. Debtor; doctor; drachms. D. Sc. Doctor of Science. D. V. Deo volente, God willing. E. East. E. G. Exempli gratia, for example, Esq. Esquire. et al. Et alii, and others. etc. or &c. Et cetera, and others, and so forth. et seq. Et sequentes, et sequentia, and what follows. Fahr. or F. Fahrenheit. Fla. Florida. f. o. b. Free on board. Fol. Folio. Ga. Georgia. G. A. R. Grand Army of the Republic. G. B. Great Britain. Gov. Gen. Governor General. G. P. O. General Post-office. H I. Hawaiian Islands. H. J. S. Hic jacet sepultus, here lies buried Ia. Iowa. Ib. or ibid. Ibidem, in the same place. Ida. Idaho. I. e. Id est, that is. Ill. Illinois. Ind. Indiana, index. Ind. T. or I. T. Indian Territory. I. O. U. I owe you. Jr. Junior. Kan. Kansas. K. C. B. Knight Commander of the Bath. Ky. Kentucky. La. Louisiana. Lat. Latitude. lb. or lbs. Libra or librae, pound or pounds in weight. L. I. Long Island. Lieut. or Lt. Lieutenant. LL. B. Legum Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Laws. LL. D. Legum Doctor, Doctor of Laws. LL. M. Legum Magister, Master of Laws. M. A. Master of Arts; Military Academy. Mass. Massachusetts. M. B. Medicinae Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Medicine. Musicae Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Music. M. C. Member of Congress; Master of Ceremonies; Master Commandant. Md. Maryland. M. D. Medicinae Doctor, Doctor of Medicine. Mdlle. Mademoiselle. Mdse. Merchandise. Me. Maine. M. E. Methodist Episcopal; Military or Mechanical Engineer. Messrss. Messieurs, Gentlemen. Mex. Mexico, or Mexican. Minn. Minnesota. Miss. Mississippi. Mme. Madame, Madam. Mo. Missouri; month. Mont. or Mon. Montana. M. P. Member of Parliament; Member of Police; Methodist Protestant. Mr. Mister. Mrs. Mistress. M. S. Master of Science; Memoriae sacrum, sacred to the memory. MSS. Manuscripta, manuscripts. N. B. New Brunswick; North Britain (that is, Scotland); North British (that is, Scotch); nota bene, mark well, take notice. N. C. North Carolina. N. E. New England; northeast. Neb. Nebraska. Nev. Nevada. N. H. New Hampshire. N. J. New Jersey. N. M. New Mexico. No. Or no. Numero, number. N. Y. New York. O. Ohio. O. K. (Jocular). All right or correct. Okl. Oklahoma. Or. or Ore. Oregon. O. T. Old Testament. oz. Onza, ounce. P. or p. Page; part; participle; pondere, by weight. Pa. Pennsylvania. Per cent. Per centum, by the hundred. Ph. B. Philosophiae Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Philosophy. Ph. D. Philosophiae Doctor, Doctor of Philosophy. P. I. Philippine Islands. P. M. Post meridiem, afternoon, evening; Past Midshipman; postmaster. P. O. Post-office; Province of Ontario. Port. Portugal, or Portuguese. pp. Pages. Pres. President. Prof. Professor. pro tem. Pro tempore, for the time being. Q. E. D. Quod erat demonstrandum, which was to be proved R. I. Rhode Island. R. R. Railroad. R. S. V. P Repondez s'il vous plait, answer, if you please--please reply. Ry. Railway. S A. South America; South Australia. S. C. South Carolina: Supreme Court. Sc. B. Scientiae Baccalaureus, Bachelor of Science. S. D. South Dakota. Sr. Senior. Syn. Synonym; synonymous. Tenn. Tennessee. Ter. Territory. Tex. Texas. Th. or Thurs. Thursday. Treas. Treasurer. Ult. Ultimo, last; of the last month. U. S. A. United States of America; United States Army. U. S. M. United States mail; United States Marines. U. S. N. United States Navy. U. S. S. United States Senate; United States ship. Ut. Utah. Va. Virginia. viz. videlicet, to wit, namely. vs. Versus, against; versiculo, in such a verse. Vt. Vermont. Wash. Washington. W. C. T. U. Women's Christian Temperance Union. Wls. Wisconsin. W. Va. West Virginia. Wy. Wyoming. Xmas. Christmas. Y. M. C. A. Young Men's Christian Association. Y. P. S. C. E. Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor. Y. W. C. A. Young Women's Christian Association.